Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center Releases New Book Made In Illinois; Experts Share Insights To Help Companies Be Strong, Successful Global Competitors

PEORIA, Ill., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) announced a new book which is described as a guide and valuable resource to help manufacturing companies become successful competitors on the global stage.

IMEC, which is also celebrating its 25th anniversary serving manufacturers, introduces "Made In Illinois: A Modern Playbook for Manufacturers To Compete and Win." Within the book, readers gather insights from leaders from Illinois-based companies such as Motorola, Watchfire Signs, F. N. Smith Corporation, G&W Electric, Header Die and Tool, GAM Enterprises, and Ace Metal Crafts. Some of the subjects covered include the value of customer relationships, defining excellence, and integrating technology for greater process innovation.

Praising Illinois for having a rich manufacturing tradition that presents many assets and strengths, IMEC President David Boulay explained in the book how the creative process was to examine the essential elements of manufacturing success.

"Every company aims to leverage leadership and strategy to better focus on customers and align operational performance, workforce talent, and knowledge management," he wrote. "As efforts such as the US Department of Commerce NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Program has long demonstrated, these are powerful aspects of business success. We frame these elements into three parts: people, performance, and mindset. Within these categories, we share best practices, insights, lessons learned, and questions to inspire new thoughts."

Boulay reminds people how essential manufacturers are to everyday life, creating many items that are used around the world.

"Everything we buy from the store or get 'magically' delivered to our doorstep comes from a manufacturer," Boulay wrote. "It's a reminder how important our incredibly talented makers are for society. With that, we hope 'Made in Illinois' offers readers new insights, validates tried and true practices, and gives way to new thinking about modern manufacturing and its many unsung heroes across the great state of Illinois."

For information about IMEC, visit imec.org.

About The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center:

The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) is a team of improvement specialists and technicians dedicated to providing organizations in Illinois with the tools and techniques to create sustainable competitive futures. The experienced hands-on team at IMEC works closely with its clients to plan critical business improvements in the areas of Leadership, Strategy, Customer Engagement, Operations, and Workforce.

With more than 50 full-time staff and partners positioned statewide, IMEC delivers the local expertise to not only plan and strategize, but to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of client improvements. In fact, IMEC assists more than 700 companies each year with successful business improvement projects.

As a result, IMEC has demonstrated a return on investment that exceeds 19:1. This is made possible as organizations become more effective and efficient and - together with IMEC - excel toward enterprise excellence. For information about IMEC, visit imec.org.

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SOURCE Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center